It's the silly season again, and as usual, the papers are full of stories about the Loch Ness Monster.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
(the) silly season — the silly season UK US noun british informal a period during the summer when parliament is not meeting and there is little serious news for newspapers to report Thesaurus: journalism and relating to journalismhyponym … Useful english dictionary
the silly season — high summer, regarded as the season when newspapers often publish trivial material because of a lack of important news. → silly … English new terms dictionary
the silly season — high summer, regarded as the season when newspapers often publish trivial material because of a lack of important news … Useful english dictionary
the silly season — UK / US noun British informal a period during the summer when parliament is not meeting and there is little serious news for newspapers to report … English dictionary
Silly season — The silly season is the period lasting for a few months (starting in mid to late summer) in the United States, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Canada, New Zealand and Australia typified by the emergence of frivolous news stories in the media. This… … Wikipedia
silly season — silly .season n the silly season BrE informal a period in the summer when newspapers print stories that are not very serious because there is not much political news … Dictionary of contemporary English
silly season — The silly season is midsummer when Parliament is closed and nothing much is happening that is newsworthy, which reduces the press to reporting trivial and stupid stories … The small dictionary of idiomes
silly season — The silly season is midsummer when Parliament is closed and nothing much is happening that is newsworthy, which reduces the press to reporting trivial and stupid stories. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
Silly season — The silly season is midsummer when Parliament is closed and nothing much is happening that is newsworthy, which reduces the press to reporting trivial and stupid stories … Dictionary of English idioms
silly season — noun a time usually late summer characterized by exaggerated news stories about frivolous matters for want of real news • Hypernyms: ↑time period, ↑period of time, ↑period * * * I. noun : a period (as late summer) when newspapers must resort to… … Useful english dictionary
